HTML 4 param Tag
Also see HTML5 <param> Tag.
This page contains information about the HTML 4 version of this element. For a more up to date version, see HTML5 <param> Tag.
The HTML param tag is used for passing parameters to an embedded object.
This tag is used in conjuction with the <object> tag to embed an object within an HTML document.
Example
Attributes
| Attributes specific to this tag: | |
|---|---|
| Attribute | Description |
| name | Defines the name of the parameter. |
| value | Specifies the value of the parameter. |
| valuetype | Specifies the type of value. Possible values:
|
| type | Specifies content type of the resource specified by the value attribute, but only where valuetype is set to "ref". |
| Other Attributes: | |
| Attribute | Description |
| id | Document wide identifier |
HTML5 Tags
The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01. Most modern browsers now support HTML5, which is the next version of HTML after HTML 4.01.
See HTML5 <param> Tag for the HTML5 version of the above element.
Also see this list of HTML 5 tags for the latest version of HTML.